San Francisco Tsunami Alarm

San Francisco Tsunami Alarm
Filmed 2/21/17 in China Town
0:50 Alarm Starts

[@pixelpudding3914]

For 12 hours all crime is lega-

[@Blitzerrr]

The purgeee

[@jjman533]

They start cooking dogs and shark fin soup in China Town?

[@alpewea]

Join the first purge!

[@jontaviusyahurd2031]

FaZe BLIZZ facts I live grand island Nebraska and when the test goes of i get ear rape and I live by one

[@Joey-yd5gy]

FaZe BLIZZ i live in lincoln and its basically earrape when the wave comes to you

[@devrim-oguz]

They should put the this is a test part at the beginning

[@loidsemus6783]

Public probably knew what day and what time they were going to test it at anyway, that's why people didn't seem very bothered

[@helenpeat3294]

Agreed

[@HullsColby]

In our school they always test it without informing everyone even some high members then they will inform everyone it was a test because they talk to the high members after setting the alarms.

[@deltashot5608]

haha tsunami goes FWHSHHHHHHHHHhH

[@HullsColby]

@@arakano When it's no longer a test of course.

[@OliVia-mp6bw]

I was on the beach in San Francisco many years ago when the tsunami alarm test happened. It was surreal. Everyone just freezed and looked with terror at eachother to see if anyone would start running. But no one moved an inch because we were all scared. When we finally heard that it was a test we were relieved, but I feel like I learned a lesson from that. In a disaster a lot of people will freeze, and it's important to make the resolution before hand to act fast and not wait to see if others will do something. It could save your life.

[@Allaboutactioncc]

Reading your comment and listening to this video almost gets tears in my eyes.... mother nature can be horrifying 😢😅

[@emilybroh7004]

I thought I’d see at least one person freaking out, but everyone is so calm!

[@drooskidrew4542]

People are probably used to it. Probably like the same day every month

[@gunshow7425]

We're used to it. Let's us know that it's noon on Tuesdays. But it is fun to watch tourists freak out.

[@emilybroh7004]

@@gunshow7425 I think I at least would have frozen in place and watched for everyone else’s reaction 😂

[@KawaiiHippityHop-cl5bb]

Sorry

[@katieslaten2343]

well at least where i’m from, if there’s a test for any sirens or warnings we get alerts on our phones and tv to give us a heads up that there’s gonna be a test that week or day

[@m.jailam8861]

"This is only a test" sigh... I didn't even study last night

[@kyodairiker]

No

[@charlidameliosinstagramliv1151]

Lolllll

[@zerotwobruh2460]

Clever joke didn’t even think bout it 😂

[@leaiga-riverhills7674]

Ahahahahhahahahahahahaha

[@avbyval]

Nice meme

[@jakemayfield2818]

1:10 “This is a test” *Tsunami proceeds to wash over San Francisco*

[@regenx]

LMAO

[@fallingdemon225]

Jake Mayfield lol

[@BrynnSasha191]

Big oof

[@veiwer96]

Karen Bishop huh

[@yomuffins2987]

@@veiwer96 you don't even know how to spell viewer

[@cringelord5008]

Everyone in the neighborhood : sleeping* That one drunk dude with his motorcycle : 0:53

[@1ncelove2wice]

Lol

[@sjurjans7137]

😆😆😆😆

[@itsurboidonnie]

LMFAO😭😭

[@talyssonkrigor]

Brazil: ..

[@evolvingguy2766]

Can we appreciate the conversation, “I brought my camera to work” PH presumably “why the hell would you wanna record that?” CC “just something to have I guess”

[@tjones7915]

So fucking iconic. Could be part of a script

[@angelusioritan1763]

6 am *Alarm goes off* Me: five more minutes

[@fandechobits]

🤣😂😂

[@wormei9662]

€€€€

[@Jesus_Estrada]

😂😂😂

[@fxcnkaena]

𝘓𝘖𝘓

[@kamarishh]

Congrats Do you want a price or what?

[@MPOLREZ]

Siren: Tsunami:hehehe Guy on siren:this is a test Tsunami:oh shit

[@ItzBIULDmusic]

Tsunami: today isn't the (beeping) test! DIE --washes over as he says it's a test--

[@oliveira1823]

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[@slimyben7529]

lmao

[@Mustang_Officiall]

LOL tsunami was like welp back to ocean 🌊

[@biirdseed]

Ok but that's a terrifying thing to hear when you're just going about your day.

[@charlieinfinite9434]

Meh. Locals are used to it. Reminds us it's 12:00 on Tuesday. (well, it did: its out of commission for a couple years)

[@JenCrystal]

Eh it was Tuesday and we’re used to it. I actually looked this video up bc I miss it since they took it off for maintenance I believe

[@i.dle.k]

@@JenCrystal omg really? Sounds scary

[@JenCrystal]

@@i.dle.k Yeah i saw a lot of ppl say that in the comments. All i can say is that since I grew up with it, it's a comforting sound to me. If i were in a different city and heard something like this I would probably be freaked out as well 😅

[@ezzy77]

Imagine hearing “this is a test” but then you actually see a massive wave coming 🌊

[@xavierroberts1235]

Omg that would be so terrifying

[@GoldenWave]

0:35 "why are you filming?" "I don't know, just a thing to have, I guess." *gets 9 million views*

[@charlieinfinite9434]

Especially now that the test is out of commission for a couple years until they re-do the system and the recording. This is saving it for posterity.

[@SaraT88]

12

[@mari5902]

12*

[@user-no6eq8mf9v]

13*

[@hohoho-ys2jh]

Good

[@kakashihatake1869]

You wouldnt wanna hear something like "This is not a test" or "This is not a drill" absolutely terrifying

[@siennareese2219]

Kakashi Hatake don’t worry every Tuesday in sf at 12:00 they have a test my extended family lives there I visit every week even though I live like 4 hours away

[@lewis1834]

*This* *Is not* *A test*

[@reddittrash8919]

A few months ago the amok alert at my school went of and at first I thought it was a test but when I heard the woman say "this is not a test search for shelter" I was like..fuck I'm outta here

[@cerealaddict9729]

Absolutely

[@l.a4738]

@@reddittrash8919 what happened

[@-Sam69]

Gives heart attacks first Then says: “this is JUST a test”

[@sapphire962]

Guy: It's only a test Siren: Goes off Tsunami: Now is my chance 👏

[@doggo3789]

Imagine the people who were never warned about the test

[@cretxx9617]

xXExxolasXx xXExxolasXx lol they would be like OMG OMG TSUNAMI RUNN

[@tannawannavannabittannawan7138]

But it says it’s only a test directly after the siren sounds.

[@alikhha7391]

this happened to me

[@NikitasGR21]

Here in Greece they don't say if it is a test or an emergancy.. 😐

[@alexfolsom]

It’s every Tuesday at noon!

[@RapidPhantom293]

"This is ONLY a test" Yeah until that siren starts growing legs and runs

[@awjmurphy209]

Omg You’re Right!

[@moonshadow7814]

Siren Head

[@zerir.3726]

mfw the tsunami starts walking

[@vcvoka9904]

Siren head be like:

[@fuhwurd]

ow my brain hurts

[@Weeping-Angel]

I used to hear the Tuesday Noon Siren every Tuesday during school. It’s pretty helpful as it reminds you that it’s Tuesday noon since I’m not the person who keeps track of time. Its actually an outdoor warning system, which is tested every Tuesday at 12. There’s actually a guy who goes there every Tuesday to say it and I remember once, there were two people fighting and everyone could hear over the speakers😂

[@turkishwumao]

In my country on EVERY first monday of the month there's a siren

[@truefacts128]

I've heard the fighting more than once. Or maybe it was some sort of audio distortion?

[@ZetaReticuli_]

I lived and worked in SF for many years. This happens every Tuesday at noon. My boss I had at the time, and I, would refer to this as "The Noon Bell." FYI: It is not a tsunami warning siren, it is an air raid siren. These are holdovers from World War 2. After Pearl Harbor when much of the west coast was experiencing what were called blackout nights, meaning the city would not turn on the street lights at night, and you had to have blackout curtains, and you weren't allowed to drive at night. The only way you could go outside at night is if it was clear and you had a moon out. They were afraid of Japanese planes finding their way to our cities for a night raid. They were so serious about this at that time, that had you stepped outside at night and lit a cigarette on the street, you could be fined or arrested. The city still tests these sirens in memorial, and it is referred to as "The Victory Siren" now. There's actually a really good short documentary somewhere here on KZbin for it. If you like, I'll see if I can find it for you.

[@amphetaminebunny]

I’d like to see the documentary!

[@furkii334]

Id like to See It

[@rexrutsky6587]

The lunch whistle

[@williamhugme]

Me everytime I say "I wanna die" T h i s i s a t e s t

[@mz7289]

1.1k likes and no replys?

[@carriewinfield5927]

I Live In The White Bulding In SAN Francisco

[@budgie508]

NO THIS IS SPARTA BLAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAARHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH BOOM!

[@jefix]

I heard it when I read it lmao

[@eremophila]

Probably other people who heard you: This. Is. A. Test.

[@allandowson4231]

This is the sound of a thousand demons screaming.

[@berryberrykixx]

KZbin Chicago tornado alarm

[@fonsie3218]

Whenever i hear any alarm siren i have Vietnam flashbacks

[@Baby-vh7jd]

fonsie 32 ???

[@Baby-vh7jd]

fonsie 32 that's not something to joke about

[@fonsie3218]

@@Baby-vh7jd it wasn't ment to make fun of Vietnam veterans but it's cause i had a traumatic experience when a siren went off I'm sorry if it sounded like i was making a joke of that i have an uncle who served in that war but I'm so sorry if it sounded like i was joking around about that

[@mako-roni8298]

"This is only a test" Kalm. **Tsunami washes over San Francisco** *Panik.*

[@rahulsingha5602]

"This is a test" People: damm suprises test again .I have not studied last night🤣🤣🤣🥰🥰🥰

[@erichan2557]

0:51 thats not a siren, thats me singing in the shower

[@foo3030]

Lmao

[@victoria8838]

😂

[@rumanavlog12]

And I thought my singing was shit

[@avigail3728]

#relatable!

[@spilltheteasisuwu9359]

LMAAOOOOSODJUDFI

[@MrCurly]

“This is a TEST” Tsunami barreling towards San Francisco at 500 mph

[@NationalistsRuinAmerica]

_Tsunami barrelling toward San Francisco_ “ T H I S IS A TEST” _Tsunami turns around disappointed_

[@landon.m]

@@NationalistsRuinAmerica (Dated March 11, 2011)

[@NationalistsRuinAmerica]

@@landon.m oh no...

[@jxceuu]

@Ryan god y’all sent the tsunami towards me >:(

[@nascardemo4243]

@@NationalistsRuinAmerica 🤣🤣🤣

[@WingingItCrypto]

Tsunami alarm goes off in San Francisco: "oh no! What am I gonna do!" *walks up hill*

[@melissab.r.6044]

Thanks! Was talking about tsunami warning systems with my boy and this was the perfect quick example.

[@sicilian12345]

Maybe say "this is a test" BEFORE you sound the siren?

[@davidnissim589]

Nahhh, it's fun to watch the tourists freak out.

[@Fifthcell]

Um, it’s supposed to get people alerted and figure what they’re gonna do if it was real. You think people are gonna do anything if they tell you beforehand that it’s a test?

[@Viralboyg]

Fifthcell you’re a pretty smart lad I’d say

[@naomipancake2034]

@@Fifthcell truuuee but imagine all the people having panic attacks 💀💀

[@grcalqz2329]

People in sf are used to it lol

[@wvegjjhkebqhjc]

I live in San Francisco, and I remember when I moved into my dorm 3 years ago. I was on the toilet one day and heard this go off for the first time without knowing what it was-quite literally shat myself

[@HorrorWorldx]

lol damn i live in Daly City I’d shit myself too ngl

[@NREYTERYREYTY5fddffsfdf]

I'm in Britain. I ain't got no sirens lol But that would be scary

[@nickdubesa8068]

@@NREYTERYREYTY5fddffsfdf they had them there in the early 1940’s

[@something5559]

@@nickdubesa8068 and kept them there until 1992 I believe now most are decommisioned

[@monicafox3737]

Only Jesus Christ saves repent of your sins and turn to the Lord we must be born again to enter Heaven

[@dexdesigns]

CAMERA MAN NEVER DIES

[@reidstewart8418]

This is so cool I love this channel

[@Jakrelique]

If there's a drill every Tuesday, what happens if a real tsunami occurs on Tuesday? Oh yeah, earthquake.

[@Mella47]

It said it was a test so i think when a real tsunami comes it wont say it a test

[@alina6623]

sunshine mafia you’re right

[@maccychee3858]

Dry beach

[@user-cr6ep5cn2e]

This is not a test i repeat this is not a test

[@anthonywashere5333]

What magnitude power you need to make a tsunami? Probably 5 to 10

[@lizlaughlove101]

imagine there being an actual emergency on tuesday 12pm and nobody gives a shit

[@Toxic_Monsta]

Liz i know right in my city they dont care but its a test they have to pratis so they dont get killed but they ARE GOING TO DIE

[@dementos7806]

the pro gamer 1234 But why every Tueday? Isn't that a bit much? should be every second week.

[@marvinpurcell2775]

liz They announce IT IS NOT A TEST IT IS NOT A TEST about 2 more times and then put the real emergency siren on.

[@Toxic_Monsta]

liz is just a test thats why

[@fusiongaming5579]

WHY CANT THEY SAY ITS A TEST FIRST

[@flocodeneve1]

agora o youtube só me indica vídeos de tsunami

[@dd-om3zj]

sim.

[@Pougwencnasoni]

This is an ATI-HPSS 16.The HPSS-16 was the first siren in the series as well as the quietest. Originally, the HPSS-16 came in a similar form to the Federal Signal DSA, using two arrays with 8 100W drivers. This was switched to the current Kingstar horns later on, with four Kingstar horns per array, one per direction. Each horn has 4 100W speaker drivers, for a total of 1600W. These are driven by a single 1600W amp, meaning these are prone to failure as if the amp fails, the entire siren is out of commission. While this is the smallest official siren in ATI's lineup, versions with only two or three speakers are also known to exist. Rare models use square horns with a single 400W driver per horn. ATI rates this siren at 121db at 100ft.

[@cutiemiles4684]

Wow! I thought this was a actually a Tsunami then I heard “This is JUST a test” 🤦🏼‍♂️

[@jamesllagas7492]

It was "THIS WAS ONLY A TEST"

[@youmubutsheforgotherunderw3563]

@Alec Miller please do not fight-

[@youmubutsheforgotherunderw3563]

@Alec Miller lol, okay then, kids are kids after all, need their parents attention.

[@youmubutsheforgotherunderw3563]

@Alec Miller oh wow, im so dumb-

[@jamiegenlix8613]

Well at least it wasn’t a real tsunami because the guy who is recording could have gotten killed

[@amezquitajose5]

Tsunami: hey can i wash away a- Siren: *T H I S I S A T E S T*

[@squishedkraken3620]

Wow. That ATI-HPSS-16 sound awesome like a elephant just screaming in the ATI. Nice vid!

[@annetterodriguez4618]

I love that noise 😊

[@JenCrystal]

Same I miss it

[@SaquonCityProd]

Me to

[@mymellany101]

It’s just a test, it happens every Tuesday at 12pm

[@HawkinaBox]

oh

[@thebigzan]

Why do they test it? to see how people would behave or something like that?

[@elvaube4379]

Probably to see if it still works

[@mynameispregnant589]

Drazan it's a tsunami test, i think.

[@anxiety6004]

What if I was eating my lunch and it turned on xD

[@lord.yoloman]

"This is only a test" People at the beach: What's that big wave coming??

[@ttkretrxz6837]

😭

[@saturnianwolf0365]

Is this a joke only states with a coast are only supposed to understand? Am I too landlocked to get it

[@bluedoge6363]

@@saturnianwolf0365 yes yes you are

[@saturnianwolf0365]

@@bluedoge6363 nooooooooo!

[@peterpumpkineater6979]

a few years ago when i was in 1st-3rd grade. I thought the only reason they played this was because it was 12:00PM on a tuesday during lunch

[@DaveWasHere112]

Imagine a tourist from Asia or something hears the first few seconds and sees everyone being chill.

[@YaHabibiYaMuhammadYaNabi]

We too have these tsunami sirens 3rd and 18th of every month in Asia. Because Asia is the most tsunami prone continent.🙄🙄🙄🙄😤

[@fizzystudios8229]

It's so strange how everyone pays no attention and keeps walking and it's very strange how it's so clear and it sounds like its right next to his cam

[@kriogenx0]

It's actually coming out of the horn on the top right.

[@fizzystudios8229]

Ohhh ok wait wouldn't that like make you deaf or something cuz it's so loud I would go deaf if I was next to it

[@mysteryfoxxrj5102]

Nobody is doing anything because it is just a drill. If it were a REAL tsunami, than people would run to shelter.

[@theyoutuber254]

SirenDude1003 Actually, it's the Klaxon/Secomak GP3 that is the world's quietest siren, at 94dB loud.

[@theyoutuber254]

SirenDude1003 The ATI, however, is 121dB loud.

[@whogoes_4113]

Why is that loud stirn voices echoing through a speaker in a street make me feel like I'm in a dystopia world

[@Tempusverum]

whogoes _ Any city-wide public announcement sounds like Big Brother

[@whogoes_4113]

@@Tempusverum Legit son

[@CrazyManhog]

Uhhh Meow

[@trashmammal9203]

Attention ground units. Anticitizen reported in this community. Code: lock, cauterize, stabilize.

[@whogoes_4113]

@@CrazyManhog Yes i agree

[@ontaes]

when i first moved to sf for college i woke up to this siren and freaked out lol. nobody told me it was a regular thing

[@TheExtremelyFluffyYeti]

"This is just a test.". That explains why people are so calm... no signs of panic.

[@punchnazis3498]

These sirens used to be mechanical, and were installed in WWII in case of air raids, but they were kept as a general warning system for tsunamis or nukes or whatever. They get tested every tuesday at 12pm, and were replaced around a decade ago with electronic sirens that play a recording of the original sirens + the voice at the end.

[@jasdevi5012wato]

Where I live they're generally used as tornado sirens. I heard someone make a joke about how it sounded like an air raid, and all I can remember is some old lady going "I mean a tornado is pretty close". Ah yes, nature's air raid, the tornado.

[@charalinedreemurr2953]

​@@jasdevi5012wato I mean a tornado is a destructive force dropped from the sky-

[@OnlyGrafting]

It's very interesting to know the US and UK shared the same idea. In the UK Wer kept a lot of the old sirens operational for flood alerts. There's one up in my valley that gets tested monthly. It's just an old air raid siren from the war but the noise these days is of no threat nor worry because flooding here happens every year and none of us are strangers nor scared. It's just a pain in the arse.

[@FlavioBarbieri]

I love siren mechanical

[@audinos4827]

It always starts with that high pitched squeal, and the sound is a recording of one of the city's old motorized sirens.

[@mws8025]

Audinos I'm not sure why, but all ATI's have that high pitched tone before it starts. And actually, its not a recording, the tone is modified to match the STL-10's tone it replaced. These ATIs isually are much higher pitched.

[@silvinaadami9614]

Hombre el peor ingles que escuche toma estos 📚📚📚te servirán mucho usamos y yerminalos todo

[@wolfmaster873]

I think that high pitched squeal means that the siren is activating

[@luggjcgodluggjcgod8912]

+Juan ignacio Bertolozzi úsalos y terminalos el que tiene que tener los libros sos vos

[@manga12]

Yes and I am sure I know which one it was, THE BIG RED SIREN, that long wind up and howl its from a christler victory siren the one with the 180 horse hemi and can be heard for 27 miles

[@elena_than]

"Tsunami approaches San Francisco" Siren: aaaAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHH Tsunami: 👁👄👁

[@Whyyoutubewhy..]

Fun fact: the sound this siren is making is their old siren system (STL-10s)

[@henrique2456]

People: OH NOO WE ARE GOING TO DI- Man on the siren: *THIS IS A TEST*

[@soonleeken7172]

1 years ago I hear a tornado siren go off, it says "this is not a test" (Australia)

[@victoria8838]

@@soonleeken7172 oof. Did a tornado actually happen?

[@Proactivebeetleondamic]

People looking calm doe

[@Super0of4]

*T h i s i s a t e s t*

[@hivkontiqry1359]

I love how they have it in chinese/cantonese as well

[@andrewn.caldwell6218]

Probably because they're in the Chinatown portion of San Fran

[@hivkontiqry1359]

@@andrewn.caldwell6218 ah I didn't notice that, sorry

[@ECliPSE-lx4by]

Cool! That’s Cantonese

[@tajhan1963]

Why tf is everyone so calm

[@RoseLikesFootball]

Because we hear it every week at 12pm on Tuesday. All you have to do is check your watch or the date, or just remember it’s a Tuesday or know it’s around noon, and you’re fine.

[@flyb-yp5yv]

nice one! love the half of the conversation too.

[@cassiesayshi8174]

The first part kinda sounds like that black guy crying meme 😂

[@OccludedbyDesire]

It does 😂

[@davidvacarelu7204]

DUUUDE

[@spilltheteasisuwu9359]

:0 hi army

[@cassiesayshi8174]

꧁ღ๑ D e k u ๑ღ꧂ kzbin.info/www/bejne/m5acY2iFiat1eaM I think this is the video I was talking about 😂

[@venio9418]

I was about to write that lool

[@katarinaalexis7979]

Alarms scare the hell outta me!! I swear I crap my pants everytime the fire alarm goes off in my town 😨

[@Mboy245]

Want something unpleasant. Look up the Coldwater Michigan Wheelen Vortex Tornado siren here on KZbin. It scared the hell out of me as a kid. Even as a grown adult it still gives me the chills for some reason

[@zebongle]

Me too

[@NostalgiCrazy]

Lol yeah, I'm glad I don't live anywhere where I have to hear one, but at the same time they do help save lives so idk if I'm lucky 😅

[@elladrake3066]

Yeah, in the city I used to live in New Zealand as a child, we had warning and emergency sirens go off following the big Christchurch earthquake. To this day I can't hear a siren without jumping or have my stomach drop

[@michgchucky4491]

Yeah I watched an air raid siren and it sounds like the fire siren and I run

[@YourserverNYC]

The sound was powerful, wow.

[@robertsilva8097]

Thank you for the Great video

[@juliannabrown8843]

it scares me every Tuesday

[@markrichter6643]

Julianna Brown same

[@omarperez3911]

Julianna Brown a

[@epiphvny6022]

Same

[@jakeherington7237]

Julianna Brown My class was on a field trip a couple years back and it went off. I damn near shit myself

[@manishpatel-pz4vo]

Julianna Brown

[@ItsJJOLO]

Everyone else: this is a test Me: Hey that’s the bus I get on

[@BornotB-ij9xk]

It’sJJOLO the 8 is always full lol

[@alejandraaguilar1585]

@@BornotB-ij9xk and the 9 and 14 too 😂

[@alejandraaguilar1585]

@@BornotB-ij9xk the bus I need to take to go to school is 9 and is always full too

[@Logical_Chronical]

I live in SF. Heard the siren at first and thought it was real. Scared the shit outta me. Was in my house.

[@Zurielruiz1234]

The only thing that will never fail to give you goosebumps

[@ryanm.191]

If it was real and at like 6am I would just ignore it and accept my fate

[@ashleyfulks1999]

Ryan M. Same here... I'd be like it's too early for this shit

[@motia4888]

Noone likes getting out of bed

[@fifa22isshite90]

? Even with all those hills to run up?

[@ryanm.191]

Luke Powell epsecially with all those hills. I’ve been SF and fuck running up onna those hills

[@itfan42]

Wtf

[@ethanchu4129]

*Annoying noises* Speaker-Dude : THIS IS A TEST THIS IS A TEST OF THE OUTDOOR WARNING SYSTEM THIS IS ONLY A TEST

[@tnminhkhoi1398]

Fortify [GD] LOL

[@morerice.6457]

So do I get an A if I run???

[@nat9405]

ThatDumpster the voice of God haha

[@garrold7123]

... yes. THATS WHAT HE JUST SAID DUMB A$$!! -.-

[@FumIsChum]

Mary-Jane Watson I can't believe that was you on the speaker! You were the bitch!

[@lavalampluva55401]

In Minneapolis we have the tornado siren test. The drill traditionally occurs on Thursday afternoon at 1:45 p.m

[@simonfea2]

I've lived in the East Bay 44 years. These alarms get tested a few times a year. It's always weird to me. That sound can be a warning of something that could end my home, my favorite place to be - something weird for a 5th grader to think - one of those sirens was across the street from my elementary school.

[@miathapapaya]

Living in San Francisco, I had a ton of nightmares about tsunamis thanks to this, including ones where my brain timed the dream to coincide with being woken by the siren. Was glad to move.

[@raskullsshako]

That’s terrifying. It’s one of my worst fears.

[@Nik0_07]

That's so scary , imagine you in that situation even it's was test 😂

[@SC0RPI0NFURY]

Rememember when i was a kid back in the late 80’s here in Norway we had bomb sirens tests going off all the time where we got drilled at school to escape to the bomb shelters in case of attack from Sovjet forces. It was dangerously close to a nuclear war back then. These sirens reminds me of back then

[@Nik0_07]

@@SC0RPI0NFURY nice story sir . I'm from Malaysia

[@lazymations7567]

@@Nik0_07 *OH MY- k$jdichdduhsduhudjwudwnduhd*

[@queen_kurabb]

I love how no one panic

[@alohafromthe3033]

So many tests & actual warning sirens use the wailing tone as a default. During the Cold War, the wail was reserved solely for attack warnings, or tests thereof. Kudos to Hawaii for getting it right. They test both the tsunami siren (solid tone) and attack siren (wail). They’ve had to test both of these monthly ever since North Korea’s missiles became capable of reaching the islands.

[@adrianmillan1371]

I hear this every week on Tuesday at 12:00 pm, i would always get worried until i check my phone to remember that it is tuesday lolol

[@HBRStudiosGaming]

Adrian Millan I

[@ebikescoot]

Probably the tornado Siren In Ur area I suppose they do it every Tuesday In MY Area They do it every 1st Saturday of the month

[@Maxid1]

Adrian Millan The future irony of a tsunami at noon on tuesday..

[@thelittletinydino8138]

actually I heard it go off on a Sunday once several years back and i legit had a heart attack until in heard the this is a test part.

[@xXmilkymothXx]

Is it every Tuesday or is it a every other week type of thing? I lived in San Diego my whole life but im moving to San Francisco in a few months...

[@justsomeonehere]

I visited San Francisco for the first time last year for a business trip. No one told me about the regular tsunami test and I legit freaked out when it first went off 😅

[@JimmyBoosterCrate]

There's a siren on my town's city hall, about 1 km away from my house. Heard it many times as a kid, but haven't for several years now

[@Mary-sh2bp]

I’ll be pooping my pants if I hear that announcement that says: “This is not a test!”

[@braazykai4158]

in San Francisco every Tuesday we have a tsunami warning at 12:00

[@theauralucario60]

LILkAI 415 why?

[@braazykai4158]

SHIPTYCOON Gaming Inc. just to test it

[@justinlazo8246]

LILkAI 415 your right, i live in SF and this does happen.

[@Toxic_Monsta]

Austin Delpito ya but iam sorry is going to happen be safe iam going to die

[@Toxic_Monsta]

Austin Delpito i lve in sf

[@s7rap]

1:11 “Yes finally packed my stuff let’s move to Ne- “This is a test.” “Wait... what!!”

[@shaniquemorrison5309]

this is so creepy but i can't stop.. i've been watching alarms all week lol.. relevant, too!

[@robertsilva1016]

Thank You For Sharing This Beautiful Video Vlog.

[@smepsi6277]

Me: *dances to the ryhme of the alarm* Alarm: This is a test Me: wack

[@Jacoe-ju9ke]

[chuckles] Im in danger. Siren: This is a test Nevermind. [jumps out the window]

[@kadius9251]

Mood

[@SrikrishYT]

Noice what you find after jumping out

[@ConnieCrow]

definitely reminds me of the weekly always on saturday at the same time test tornado sirens that go off in oklahoma. where i am outside they are so loud it actually hurts my ears, but it’s always cool when they start to end and i can hear all the other sirens in the distance as well.

[@nurselili5052]

I live in Kansas and every month they test the tornado sirens but they don't have a guy on a loudspeaker saying that it's just a test. They let you figure out the rest.

[@MANISHPATEL-ed3uk]

For lazy people It's at 0:52

[@mayah429]

Simple Complexity COC and 8bp thank you so much

[@TheWatcher99]

Not for me, I'm watching this while doing exercise...

[@preciousloney7872]

Simple Complexity COC and 8bp thank you so much im glad i had enough strength just to scroll down to see tge comment😂😂

[@itsarandompersonwooptydoo5448]

Simple Complexity COC and 8bp thankq

[@blackgurl5121]

Thank you

[@kamikazeee9]

I'm a California resident of like, 15 years (central valley) and I had no fucking idea you guys had a tsunami alarm test. Why is this news to me? I have no idea.

[@vietlover92d58]

Rebecca Gevorkian wow, 15 years? Lmao, i grew up with that shit. No on gives a fuck and even if it was a real siren going off, no one would give any fuck anyways, We would mostly go to Sunset Blvd and chill...

[@punchnazis3498]

the sirens have been there since WWII, when they were installed in case of air raids. They kept them around (but in early 2000s replaced the old mechanical ones with these ones) for the cold war and because of tsunamis and other potential emergencies.

[@ais5094]

Rebecca you don't listen

[@mrsasquatch389]

Hey I live in the central valley too my whole life But people there don't give a fuck they'll all die People will get crowded trying to escape and be trapped there is only 3 bridges and the southern roads but even then those roads are always packed and there is always that one asshole who leaves his car on the road

[@throgsneckguybrigades8683]

Rebecca neither did i

[@Babaloon415]

remember when they use to do this every thursday, i miss that

[@oceaneriedweg8390]

Where I live in France, we have national alarm test every first thursday of the month. I remember how my belgium boyfriend panicked the first time he heard it, he woke me up and began to put some tape on our windows and doors while yelling "omg I think the nuclear center exploded, hurry up help me" since we were living next to one. With the adrenaline I started to help him and it's only a few seconds later that I understood what was happening, I laughed so hard that day !

[@gabrielbauer5595]

me: *OMG WE WILL DIE* guy on radio: ok relax everybody, I was just joking

[@daril2305]

Enserio todos caminan como si nada yo ya me fuera ala chingada a otro lugar me cago enserio

[@HugoRBLX]

Abril Montes la alarma suena a la misma hora todos los martes,

[@sugko4186]

ARMMMY

[@daril2305]

SugaKookiJinMin VhopeMonster hola suga y jimin y kooki los amoo

[@crishernandez6039]

Abril Montes army!!!

[@santiagoalzogaray197]

Me cage solamente con mirarlo

[@GoodWillPrevail]

Those alarms are so eerie!

[@deadrollercoat4928]

I love how the people walking were just chilling and not running at all

[@gsomslayer]

they were most likely notified in advance that the sirens would be fired up for testing

[@madeleinekruger6477]

I live in a nearby neighborhood to this and tbh i didn't even know it was a tsunami warning, it was j something that went off every tuesday at like noon or something so thats why people were probably unbothered by it

[@Deyone_Jackson]

Everyone is so relaxed and all, now imagine him all the sudden saying "This is not a test!"😂

[@dayo_]

This is a test Spanish people: *Confused screaming*

[@drako6675]

La verdad que si xD

[@norahelaine6041]

Exactly. Could’ve sworn I only heard it in English and mandarin. You’d think in California you’d have it in Spanish. Wow

[@Sophia-he8uk]

@@norahelaine6041 it looks like this is in Chinatown in San Francisco though

[@norahelaine6041]

@@Sophia-he8uk Ahh okay. That makes sense.

[@antonyxiao1581]

@@norahelaine6041 It is English and Cantonese, not Mandarin

[@hache521]

Three Mile Island used to test theirs yearly, and they were loud as hell. No voice at the end, just the siren.

[@robertsilva8097]

Keep up the Great work

[@shilohyake9744]

I was getting anxiety waiting for it lmao

[@gregthefastestgrowingyoutu9148]

kitty fip same

[@eN-ey1rt]

Yes

[@emeraldtubetv2225]

Shiloh Yake same

[@mahalkobts7216]

this....is....only.....a.....test...... the way he said it so slow lol

[@Vanessa-ck7ho]

surreal

[@elliott7268]

So people who dont have the amazing comprehension of fast talking that you have can undestand it idiot! Plus it was not slow at all. Jeez.

[@thomas8099]

It’s a matter of life and death, there is no room for errors, especially in these situations.

[@cristiancuadrolizama3147]

mahal ko bts

[@woodedlane]

I kinda miss it. Damn technology. At least you have a video of it forever.

[@Luca_Sleepy_af]

I live in San Francisco and I come here for when I hear this I move as far away as possible from the sea